Tango's Spaceroof

I wanted Tango to be a full 4 berth camper. The decision as to which pop top I'd have fitted was made by 2 factors: ease of operation and the fact that my son (now 17) was starting to find the upper deck in Max a bit claustrophobic. Tango was booked into Spaceroofs just over a week ago and I picked him up yesterday from their Okehampton base, in pretty horrendous weather - heavy winds and rain. But hey, we've all had that drive haven't we?!!

The spec I went for was orange canvas to match the paintwork, grey headlining to match that in the cab area, a light cream for the bed mattress to compliment Tango's tan leather interior. Of course I had the advantage that Tango was a tintop Kombi, so that made the job more straightforward (and a little cheaper) than if converting a BraziBay already fitted with a Danbury pop top, but here's the results:

As you can see the grey plastic headlining panels that are part of the Danbury install are now gone. I have them if anyone needs a spare. Pm me. The rear speakers and spotlights have gone, to be reinstalled in another location, but the original strip lights have a new home. The roof is simple to operate. As it's held down by ratchet straps on both sides, these are simply released, as the popper that holds the front section of the canvas rolled up. A simple push and the roof is elevated via the pneumatic struts. Lowering is the reverse of these actions. There is room for a sleeping bag/duvet on top of the bed when the roof is lowered.

As you can see I also went for the classic type roof rack on the front as I was after the Westy look.

I would be interested to know how does ease/difficulty/fiddliness of putting the roof down compare with Danbury's? And security of clamping shut once down?

First off it's half the job as you're only pulling one end down. You just need to watch the canvas towards the rear that it doesn't accidentally get caught in the scissor hinges, but only an issue if there's a side-wind I'd guess. The canvas naturally folds inside the aperture, once down you slip the straps through the guides and lock it down. Another reason I went for the Westy style rack is the shape causes the airflow to go over the top of the roof. The little spoiler that Spaceroofs sell would also do the same. As Pete told me yesterday, they've yet to have a roof pop up on the go. Nope I'm not on commission.

Rachelvw - Our friends at Space Roofs very kindly offered a £200 voucher off any purchase for our on-line auction last year - the closing date was May 4th (be with you - it was all to fit in with the space theme!). The email you are looking for is therefore likely to be in May 2017 or soon thereafter.